GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
aspirantone who aspires
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated